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Every year, the booksellers at Powell’s submit their Top Fives: their five favorite books that were released in 2023. It’s a list that, when put together, shows just how varied and interesting the book tastes of Powell’s booksellers are. I highly recommend digging into the recommendations — we would never lead you astray — but today...
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Hawaii
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James A Michener
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, January 30, 2024
Hawaii begins with a drama of Biblical proportions as Michener describes the millions of years of earth shaking that forms the islands. This consumes a mere 16 pages. Then, the author turns to the humans. From the island’s first settlers, escaping religious persecution on Bora Bora, to the American missionaries of the mid 19th century to the influx of Asians, Hawaii’s humans populate stories of struggle, triumph, war, peace and love. The story ends just shy of statehood.
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Unsuitable Job For A Woman
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P D James
Enter The Net
, January 30, 2024
I especially appreciate the fact that James gets slightly risqué in what first appears to be a tale packed with stodgy English mores. Both stories go beyond the core mystery to explore generational conflicts, and in the case of An Unsuitable Job for a Woman, gender stereotypes.
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As I Lay Dying
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William Faulkner
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, January 30, 2024
As I Lay Dying is a beautiful story written by a verified master of the English language. I know that the story is loaded with symbolism and imagery and all sorts of other deep elements. Faulkner’s use of language to tell the tale of his poor Southern family in the 1920’s is lyrical, even if it does take some getting used to. Despite all of this deeper stuff, it is the story and the characters that shine in As I Lay Dying. Each one embarks on the journey for their own purpose, cloaked in undying adoration for the dead mother/wife. As each purpose is revealed, we learn a little more about the fragile balance between self and family.
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Airframe
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Michael Crichton
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, January 28, 2024
Michael Crichton’s Airframe (1996) is a taut thriller about commercial jet production. It is a satisfying mystery with only a few flaws. Airframe has a few runaway moments and plotlines. A bit too much is made of a union dispute that is necessary to the plot, but overplayed for drama. The heroine is so embroiled in the mysteries involving the airplane and the troublesome flight that a companion mystery about corporate espionage gets short-changed. Speaking of mysteries, I wonder how the partially-dismantled jet got form Burbank to Yuma for its story-ending test flight? These are minor flaws in an otherwise enthralling technical mystery. Airframe is a satisfying, very fast read.
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Crazy Enough A Memoir
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Storm Large
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, January 28, 2024
Storm Large is the Queen of Portland, Oregon. She is a rock and roll goddess who has dominated clubs, dazzled theatergoers and headlined with two symphonies. Outside of Portland, she is most famous for a high finish on the reality show “Rockstar Supernova.” Crazy Enough is the book version of her one-woman show by the same name. It transcends the typical hardscrabble, hard rock memoir with a deeply personal journey through and around mental health and family.
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Genocide of the Mind New Native American Writing
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Marijo Moore
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, January 28, 2024
Wonderful essays. Deep stuff. I especially enjoyed the diverse viewpoints and the tendency to not be too angry all the time.
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